Crib.



Patented sept. 17.1918..

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L.. FRANK.

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APPLICATION FILED AuG.6. |913.

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APPLICATION FILED AUG|6` I9I3.

1,278,903. I Patented sept. 17, 1918.

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LOUIS FRANK, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO GREENPOINT METALLIC RED COMPANY, A FIRM DOMICILED AND ENGAGED .IN `BUSINESS IN BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, GOMPOSED 0F DAVID FRANK, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, JOI-IN TROUNSTINE,

- 0F NEW-YORK, N. Y., AND WILLIAM LIES, O F BROOKLYN,'NEW YORK.

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To all whom t may concern Beit knownthat I, Louis FRANK, a subject of the Czar of Russia, and a resident of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cribs, of which the following is a specification.

The invention pertains Amore particularly to metal beds or cribs for the use of babies or small children, and the object ofthe invention is to produce a bed or crib of the character referred to having tall sides and ends surrounding the spring, with one of said sides vertically slidable so that it ymay be lowered to permit a nurse to conveniently reach the child and thereafter slid upwardly to its operative position. My invention therefore resides in the construction hereinafterA described and claimed comprising a bed or crib having a vertically slidable side and locking means for holding said side in its upper position and capable of being conveniently moved to inoperative position to permit said side to slide downwardly.

Referring to the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a crib embodying my invention, the side of the crib shown being the side which comprises all of the features of the invention and the'vertically slidable side being illustrated in its upper operative position by solid lines and in its lower position by dotted lines;

Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section, partly broken away, through a portion of the bed on the dotted line 22 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a side elevation, partly broken away and partly in section, of one end portion of the bed, this figure being presented tomore fully illustrate the means for mounting the vertical rods on which the slidable side of` the bed has its movement and which .rods fasten said side at each end to the bed;

Specification of Letters Patent. Patntedpsept, 17, 1.918,

Application led August 6, 1913.

Serial No. 783,261.

are connected at the .ends of the bed by suitable rods,of varied arrangement, to form head and foot frames of attractive character, and said posts are also provided with sockets 11 of usual construction to interlock with castings 12 secured on the ends of the side bars 13 of the frame supporting the usual springl mattress upon which the bedding is placed. The side 'bars 13 and end bars 16 for bars 21. The side 17 is secured at its endsy upon rods 22 which are stationary and upon which the frame or side 17 may have a vertical sliding movement. The ends of the rods 1,8 are apertured to pass upon and thereafter be capable of having a sliding movement on the rods 22.

The rods 22, one being at each end of the bed, are kparallel ywith and adjacent to the corner posts and stand outwardly a limited distance from the vertical plane of the ad@V jacent side 13 of the spring mattress frame, as shown in Fig. 2. The rods 22 ,are held at their upper and lower ends in metal Aears 23 which are apertured to receive the Yends of said rods and are rigidly secured to the cor-` ner postsin chillsor castings 24. The ends ofthe rods 22 are threaded and on the upper ends ,of said rods are applied ornamental nuts 25 which are inthe `ferm of caps andy by engaging the upper surface of the upper ears 23 suspend the rods 22 in position. On

the'lower ends of the rods 22 vare applied ordinary nuts A26 which are screwed .upwardly against the lower ears 23 and therefore .cooperate with the nuts 25 in securing the rods 22 in rigidposition.

The4 space between-the upper and lower ,v

ears 23 defines Vthe llimit of movement vof the movable slide 17, and preferably I willf provide upon the upper surface of' ,theV

lowerv ears 23 rubber cushioning washers 27 to receive the ends of the lower rod 18 when the side 17 is lowered to the position shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1. The rubber washers 27 will cushion the blow of the ends of the lower` rod 18 should the side 17 be lowered somewhat suddenly or carelessly or be permitted to descend of its own weight. When the side 17 is in its upward position the ends of the upper rod 18 will be closely adjacent to the lower surfaces of the upper ears 23, said ears serving as stops to arrest the side 17 on its upward movement.

The means for locking the side 17 in its Vupper position and at the same time supporting said side, comprise two pivoted dogs 28 .which correspond with each other and are connected together by a link 29 so that said dogs shall have corresponding movement. The dogs or supports 28 are secured by pivots 30 to the inner side of the side bar 13 and have cam surfaces 31, recesses 32 in their upper portions and downwardly extending end portions 33, the latter initially projecting below the pivoted link 29 and being provided to permit a person with the foot to move the dogs or supports 28 to an inoperative position or free of the side 17 when it is desired to have said side descend to its lower position. The dogs or supports 28 cooperate with the latch bars 21 formed on the lower ends of the vertical rods 20, and as will be readily understood from mere inspection of the drawings, the dogs or supports 28 engage the latch bars 21 at the recesses 32 in said dogs and support the side 17 in its upper position, theJ weight of the side 17 being unable to automatically move said dogs to an inoperative position or to free the latch bars 21 therefrom.

When it is desired to lower the side 17 from the position shown by solid lines in Fig. 1 to the position indicated by dotted lines, the nurse or person having charge of the crib will take hold, with her hands, of the upper rod 18, and while supporting the sides 17 from said upper' rod, move the upper surface of her foot against either one of the downwardly projecting eXten sions of the dogs 28 so as to turn said dogs to the inoperative position in which they are represented by dotted lines in Fig. 1, thereby freeing the said dogs from the latch bars 21, whereupon the side 17 may be ermitted to descend on the rods 22, the escent of the side 17 being under the control of the nurse holding on to the upper rail 18 or without any control if the nurse lets loose ofthe upper rail 18 and allows the side 17 to automatically fall to its lower position.

When it is desired torestore the side 17 toits upper position, the nurse will take hold of the upperA rail 18 of said side and simply lift the side upwardly until the ends of said rail become arrested by the upper ears 23. During the upward movement of the side 17 the latch bars 21 move against the cam surfaces 31 of the dogs 28 and turning said dogs to their inoperative position ascend to the position at which they clear the dogs 28, whereupon the dogs 28 immediately return to their operative position and carry the recesses 32 therein directly belowthe latch bars 21 and in position to engage said latch bars and support the frame 17 in its upward position. The dogs or supports 28 are manually operated to free them Jfrom the side 17 when the latter is to be lowered and operate automatically on the ascent of the side 17 in rengaging the latch bars 21 to'support and lock the side in its upward position.

My invention, therefore, resides in the rectangular frame 17 constituting one side of the crib, with means for permitting said side to have a vertically sliding movement and means substantially of the character described for supporting said side in its upper position, said supporting means, while being capable of variation, automatically moving to operative position upon the elevation of said side and requiring to be manually operated or moved to inoperative position when said side is to be permitted to descend to its lower position. The weighted dogs 28 are preferably one at each side of the vertical transverse center of the side so that the side may be very firmly and evenly supported and said dogs are connected by the pivoted link 29v so that the movement of either dog may be communicated to the other dog.

What I. claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A crib having` sides and ends one of whichV sides is vertically movable and composed of upper' and lower horizontal rods and vertical rods connecting said horizontal rods and one of which extends downwardly through and below said lower horizontal rod and thence horizontally below the side rail of the crib-frame to form a latch bar, means slidably mounting said movable side, and a dog pivoted to said side rail to automatically engage said latch bar when said slidable side is moved to its-upper position, said horizontal rod of said movable side being above said side rail when the side is in when said slidable side is moved to its upper position, and a link pivoted to and connecting said dogs, said horizontal rod of said movable side being above said side rail when the side is in its upper position.

3. A crib having sides and ends one of which sides is vertically movable and composed of upper and lower horizontal rods and vertical rods connecting said horizontal rods and a plurality of which extend downwardly through and below said lower horizontal rod and thence horizontally below the side rail of the crib-frame to form latch bars, means slidably mounting said movable side, weighted dogs pivoted to said side rail to automatically engage said latch bars when said slidable side is moved to its upperposition, and a link pivoted to and connecting said dogs, said dogs having extensions below said link either to be used for their manual actuation in releasing said movable side to descend, and Said horizontal rod of said movable side being above said side rail when the side is in its upper position.

4f. A crib having sides and ends one of which sides is vertically movable and composed of upper and lower horizontal rods and vertical rods connecting said horizontal rods and which side has a rod extending downwardly through and below said lower horizontal rod and thence horizontally below the side rail of the cribframe to form a latch bar, means slidably mounting said' movable side, and a dog pivoted to said side rail to automatically engage said latch bar when said slidable side is moved to its upperposition, said horizontal rod of said movable side being above said side rail when the side is in its upper position.

A crib having sides and ends one of which sides is vertically movable and composed of upper and lower horizontal rods and vertical rods connecting said horizontal rods and which side has a plurality of rods extending downwardly through and below said lower horizontal rod and thence horizontally below the side rail of the cribfraine to form latch bars, means slidably mounting said movable side, weighted dogs pivoted to said side rail to automatically engage said latch bars when said slidable side is moved to its upper position, and a link pivoted to and connecting said dogs, said horizontal rod of said movable side being above said side rail when the side is in its upper position.

6. A crib having sides and ends one of which sides is vertically movable and composed of upper and lower horizontal rods and vertical rods connecting said horizontal rods and which side has a plurality of rods extending downwardly through and below said lower horizontal rod and thence horizontally below the side rail of the crib-frame to form latch bars, means slidably mounting said movable side, weighted dogs pivoted to said side rail to automatically engage said latch bars when said slidable side is moved to its upper position, and a link pivoted to and connecting said dogs, said dogs having extensions below said link either to be used for their manual actuation in releasing said movable side to descend, and said horizontal rod of said movable sidebeing above said side rail when the side is in its upper position.

Signed at New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York, this L1th day of August, A. D. 1913.

LOUIS FRANK.

Witnesses:

ARTHUR MARION, CI-rAs. C. GILL.

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Washington, D. C. 

